Kyle Pitts Looks To Maintain Momentum Heading Into Week 9
Kyle Pitts Fantasy Stats
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Atlanta Falcons
Healthy
Height / Weight | 6'6" / 250 lbs. |
Date of Birth (Age) | Oct 6, 2000 (24) |
Experience | 4 seasons |
Drafted | 2021 NFL Draft, 1st Round, Pick #4 (Falcons) |
College | Florida |
Season Stats
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SEASON | TEAM | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | TD | LONG | YDS/TGT | YDS/REC | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST | FPTS/G | FPTS |
2021 | ATL | 17 | 68 | 110 | 1026 | 1 | 61 | 9.3 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 176.6 | |
2022 | ATL | 10 | 28 | 59 | 356 | 2 | 33 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 75.6 | |
2023 | ATL | 17 | 53 | 90 | 667 | 3 | 39 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 137.3 |
2024 | ATL | 8 | 29 | 42 | 419 | 3 | 52 | 10.0 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 88.9 | |
Career | 52 | 178 | 301 | 2468 | 9 | 61 | 8.2 | 13.9 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 478.4 |
Game Log
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DATE | TEAM | OPP | REC | TGTS | YDS | TD | LONG | YDS/TGT | YDS/REC | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST | FPTS | |
Week 1 | Sep 8, 2024 | ATL | PIT | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | |
Week 2 | Sep 16, 2024 | ATL | PHI | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | |
Week 3 | Sep 22, 2024 | ATL | KC | 2 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 50 | 11.8 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | |
Week 4 | Sep 29, 2024 | ATL | NO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Week 5 | Oct 3, 2024 | ATL | TB | 7 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 32 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | |
Week 6 | Oct 13, 2024 | ATL | CAR | 3 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 52 | 14.0 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | |
Week 7 | Oct 20, 2024 | ATL | SEA | 7 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 13 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | |
Week 8 | Oct 27, 2024 | ATL | TB | 4 | 5 | 91 | 2 | 49 | 18.2 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 |
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Kyle Pitts News
Kyle Pitts
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Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is coming off his best fantasy output of the season with four catches on five targets for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and in Week 9 he'll get a Cowboys defense that just allowed the 49ers' George Kittle to post a 6-128-1 line in Week 8. Since logging a zero-catch performance in Week 4, the 24-year-old has had no less than five targets in the last four games, averaging around 79 yards receiving per game over that time. It feels like he's secured a solid role in this offense now, although, with a 15.95% target share, he's a distant third in the pecking order behind Drake London (26.72%) and Darnell Mooney (22.84%). Dallas has allowed the 12th-most fantasy points to TEs, and while Pitts hasn't yet shed the potential for bust weeks, the former first-round draft pick still ranks as a TE1 in this matchup.
7 hours ago
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Kyle Pitts Has Two-Score Game In Week 8
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts continued his stretch of productivity in Sunday's 31-26 win over the Buccaneers, hauling in four of five targets for 91 yards and two scores. The yardage total was a season-high and it was the first time in his four-year career that the 24-year-old recorded multiple touchdown catches in a game. After failing to catch a pass in Week 4, Pitts has averaged five catches for 79 yards in the four weeks since. In Week 9, the Falcons will take on the Cowboys who had been solid defending TEs prior to Sunday when they allowed George Kittle to log a 6-128-1 line. Regardless, Pitts is still likely a TE1 for fantasy, and he has hopefully put some of the volatility behind him.
4 days ago
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Kyle Pitts A Back-End TE1 In Rematch With Bucs
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts garnered eight or more targets and seven catches for the second time in three games last week as he's become more involved in the Atlanta passing attack after a zero-catch performance in Week 4. Some of that can be attributed to the opposing team's deficiency in covering TEs, and in Week 8 Pitts will face a team that has already proven itself deficient in defending the pass, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They've allowed the fourth-most passing yards per game in the NFL and 10th-most fantasy points to TEs, including two touchdowns to the Ravens' Mark Andrews just last week. Pitts hauled in seven passes for 88 yards against the Bucs in Week 5, and this time around they are down starter Tykee Smith which could give Pitts and Ray-Ray McCloud III a boost in opportunities. Even with other TEs starting to pull their weight and despite some volatility concerns, Pitts sets up as a back-end TE1 in Week 8.
6 days ago
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Kyle Pitts Records Team-High Receptions And Receiving Yards In Week 7
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts garnered nine looks from Kirk Cousins, tallying seven grabs for 65 yards in Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Seahawks. Although the 24-year-old failed to find the end zone for the sixth consecutive week, the target, reception, and yardage totals were all team-highs on the afternoon. The former first-round draft pick recorded seven catches or more just three times from 2021-23 but has now totaled seven catches in two of the last three games for Atlanta, so perhaps the arrow is starting to point up for him. He also was held without a catch in Week 4, so let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Week 8 brings a rematch with Tampa Bay, which saw 58 pass attempts from Cousins the last time out. A more balanced approach should be the expectation this time around, but Pitts did haul in seven for 88 in that contest and should be involved again.
Oct 21
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Kyle Pitts A TE1 In Favorable Matchup Versus Seattle
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts remains a volatile fantasy asset through six weeks, having caught as many as seven passes in Week 5 and as few as zero in Week 4. Last week was more in the middle, reeling in three of five targets from Kirk Cousins. On the bright side, the 24-year-old's 14.6 yards per catch ranks second-best among TEs, and his average depth of target (aDOT) of 7.82 is better than the likes of George Kittle, Travis Kelce, and Dallas Goedert. Week 7 brings a matchup versus a Seattle pass defense that has surrendered seven reception TDs over their last three contests, two of which came to the aforementioned Kittle in Week 6. With one of the highest projected totals (51) on the slate, everyone will likely be involved, Pitts included. The former fourth-overall draft pick can be inconsistent but is still a TE1 this week.
Oct 19
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Kyle Pitts Totals 70 Scoreless Yards On Sunday
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts was targeted five times in Sunday's 38-20 victory over the Panthers, hauling in three passes for 70 yards. The yardage was good, but 52 of the 70 came on a single play and the 24-year-old was held out of the end zone for the fifth consecutive game. Still, the targets were tied for second-most on the team and Atlanta leaned heavily on the run game, so outside of Drake London, the air attack underwhelmed overall on Sunday. Pitts will take on the Seahawks defense in Week 7 that has been hit or miss in regards to covering TEs, but George Kittle just went 5-58-2 this past Thursday, and with a high projected total for that game, everyone should be involved.
Oct 14
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Kyle Pitts A Volatile TE1 In Week 6
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is coming off a season-best output of seven catches for 88 yards versus Tampa Bay in Week 5, but the third-year player put up a goose egg the week before without recording a single catch, so he's a bit hard to trust. Still, with how poor tight end production has been so far in 2024, you likely need to keep starting him in season-long leagues. The good news is that his Week 6 opponent, the Carolina Panthers, has generally defended the pass poorly and allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to TEs so far. The bad news is that the only two touchdowns they've allowed to TEs both came in Week 1, so they've been a bit stingier the last four weeks, and with the Falcons as six-point favorites, there may not be as much of a need to go to the air in this game. Pitts profiles as low-end TE1 in Week 6, with as much upside as he has downside.
Oct 12
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Kyle Pitts Productive Thursday, Aided By QB's Big Game
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts converted eight targets into seven catches for 88 yards during Thursday's win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The young tight end still hasn't blossomed into a consistent fantasy option, but his productive showing in Week 5 was a step in the right direction. Of course, it was aided by a historic performance by Kirk Cousins, who attempted a whopping 58 passes and tallied a franchise-record 509 yards through the air. This type of yardage likely isn't sustainable for Cousins, but it's possible that his rapport with Pitts will hold strong moving forward. He remains a mid-to-low fantasy TE1 for Week 6 against the Atlanta Falcons.
Oct 4
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Falcons Want To Get Kyle Pitts More Involved
Going into their Thursday night divisional clash against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night to kick off Week 5, the Atlanta Falcons offense and quarterback Kirk Cousins hasn't been as explosive as they'd hoped. Cousins is still making a key impact and the Falcons players think a breakout is coming soon. One player they want to get more involved, starting on Thursday night, is tight end Kyle Pitts. The 23-year-old has just eight catches for 105 yards and one touchdown on 15 targets in four games, which includes a zero-catch game (three targets) in last week's win over the division-rival New Orleans Saints. Expect Pitts to get the squeaky-wheel treatment on Thursday night, especially in the red zone and on third downs, where this offense has struggled. Fantasy managers may be upset with Pitts after his donut last week, but he should still be considered a low-end TE1 going into this tilt against Tampa.
Oct 3
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Kyle Pitts Looks To Get Back On Track After Zero Catch Game
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts will be set on getting back on track when his team faces the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Pitts laid a goose egg in Week 4, drawing three targets but failing to catch a single pass. The 23-year-old is amid an incredibly disappointing season, hauling in just eight passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. He won't have the easiest matchup, as the Bucs have allowed just 7.8 PPR points per game to opposing tight ends this season. The former No. 4 overall pick is unlikely to have a breakout game in Thursday's matchup. Pitts struggles with separation and is regularly blanketed by opposing defensive backs and linebackers. Fantasy managers should look elsewhere for tight end production in Week 5. Pitts is not a definite drop from fantasy rosters yet, but he's approaching that.
Oct 2